Despite the web editions of publications gaining popularity day by day, there is a large group of readers who like to have a taste of print editions when it comes to reading dailies and magazines. The circulation of print editions go up steadily in countries, including India, primarily due to this.
A lot of people prefer to read newspapers and magazines on computer screens. Most of them belong to areas with lesser access to their favourite papers and periodicals. And e-editions are for them. The peculiarity of e-editions or e-papers, as they are known, is that one can read it in the original lay-out of the print editions. It is also possible to zoom in the stories as the reader wishes.
E-editions were launched along with the online portals, though they were not technologically advanced as they are now. In most of the countries, the readers have to pay for the e-editions. Some publishing houses avail e-editions for free for those who subscribe the print editions.
With the advent of mobile phone technology, e-editions became available on phones and tablets too. However, one of its drawbacks is that one needs to have a phone with a larger screen to read it. Hence, e-editions are more popular among users of tabs than cell phones. An advantage of e-editions for tablets is that the reader can download more than one editions and read it according to her convenience.
Apart from the text, e-editions carry more images and videos. Malayala Manorama's publications are also available in e-editions. To read Manorama's periodicals visit: magazines.manoramaonline.com